fishy
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fishy
- /ˈfɪʃi/ US, UK
Rhymes with -ɪʃi
Where it comes from
From Middle English fishi, fischey, equivalent to fish + -y.
adjective fishier · fishiest · fishie
- Of, from, or similar to fish. What is that fishy odor?
- Suspicious; inspiring doubt. I don't trust him; his claims seem fishy to me.
- Of a drag queen or a trans woman: appearing very feminine and resembling a cisgender woman. One day I dressed up all out fishy to go to my mother's place. I knocked and started walking in past her. She was like 'Can I help you?' I said, 'Ma?' and she was like OMG! She actually thought I was one of her boyfriend's hoochie [mamas].
noun fishies · fishie
- Diminutive of fish.fish You shall have a fishy / In a little dishy; / You shall have a fishy / When the boat comes in.
